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Talk to the Hand DEA- Quit Lying for Personal Gain

Talk to the hand has been a phrase used by kids, teenagers, and adults alike for years, however, more recently cannabis activists have been utilizing the phrase to educate the public about the documented proof that cannabis is medicine!

If you are part of the cannabis community or have friends in your social media circle that are cannacentric, chances are you have seen a different posts and profile pictures popping up that include a picture of someone’s hand with a patent number written upon it.

You see just recently the DEA announced that they would not be rescheduling cannabis or removing it from a categorization that puts it in the same danger level as heroin, cocaine, and other deadly drugs.

This has outraged cannabis activists and medical marijuana patients alike as our federal government holds not just one patent stating that cannabis has medicinal properties but several.

One of the excuses the DEA gave for not rescheduling cannabis was the fact that it has no medicinal properties.

If you take a simple look at these patents you can see for yourself that this is an outright lie as they have known that cannabis has medicinal values for several years now.

In fact, the federal government has been sending medical marijuana to 4 patients for decades to be used for medicinal purposes. If you are sick and tired of the government lying and deceiving people for their own monetary gain, I challenge you to tell them to talk to the hand. Learn more about these patents via the links below.

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Other patents are listed in more detail here.

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Can Marijuana Help with Cerebral Palsy?

Cerebral Palsy is an incurable congenital disorder of movement, muscle tone, or posture. Cerebral palsy is due to abnormal brain development, often before birth. Symptoms of cerebral palsy include difficulty walking, difficulty with bodily movements, stiff muscles, overactive reflexes, involuntary movements, muscle spams, stuttering, and more. According to Mayo Clinic seizures are also a common symptom of Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral Palsy is non-progressive meaning it is resistant to change unlike cancer which can go into remission. People with Cerebral Palsy are suffering from a debilitating condition with no hope for change.
Symptoms of Cerebral Palsy
However, marijuana has been found by some to ease the symptoms of cerebral palsy. Unfortunately, we still don’t see CP popping up on the qualifying conditions lists of any states with medical marijuana laws. The pain and seizures that may come with CP make some suffers eligible for medical marijuana in certain states.
According to the Cerebral Palsy Alliance (CPA), between 30 to 50 percent of children that have CP also have seizure disorders. With 17 million people with Cerebral Palsy worldwide this is a significant number of people who could benefit from medical marijuana. Seizure disorders already allow patients in several medical marijuana states to have access to medical marijuana. Although the research is limited there has been evidence to illustrate how medical marijuana has been able to help people with CP.
The studies… 
In one case study, Curtis Kile, a middle-aged man suffering from CP was experiencing severe muscle spasms from his condition. He now uses cannabis to relieve his spasms. “I don’t smoke a lot… a couple of hits off a pipe… or a joint. It relives my spasticity.” Without it he would be stuck in his wheelchair for multiple days in a row. Since he began smoking marijuana he’s been able to enjoy more of a regular life.
A 2011 study on people with cerebral palsy found that 63 percent of them suffer from chronic pain on a daily basis. Apparently, cannabis was found to be the most effective pain treatment among the patients surveyed. Even though only 5 percent of those patients had even used marijuana to treat their chronic pain. This illustrates how the pharmaceutical drugs are failing to aid sufferers of Cerebral Palsy.
In fact, Terri Argast, a 53-year old CP patient has found cannabis to have no negative side effects unlike her experience with the drugs she consumed in the past to reduce her muscle stiffness and pain. Before using marijuana she had to take several pharmaceutical drugs “just to be able to walk.” Marijuana has eased her “life-long struggle.”
What needs to be done
There is not currently enough research on cannabis and cerebral palsy for the medical establishment to recommend it to their patients. This is due to the Schedule I status of cannabis. Doctors cannot currently prescribe marijuana to any patients and only doctors in certain states can “recommend” marijuana to patients. Even fewers doctors can recommend it to patients suffering from CP. With no alternative forms of medication for sufferers of Cerebral Palsy, they should have access to medical marijuana.

Next 10 Biggest Cannabis Events
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Next 10 Biggest Cannabis Events

We’ve compiled a list of the next 10 biggest cannabis-related events to keep an eye out for the rest of the year.

  1. Michigan Cup
  • HIGH TIMES is hosting Michigan’s first HIGH TIMES Medical Cannabis Cup & Country Fair!
  • Located within the Auto city Speedway of Clio, Michigan, the event will be held on three days from August 26th – 28th.
  • The event is only open to medical patients, but doctors will be available on site. In addition, medical marijuana qualification of any state is also acceptable for admission.
  • This three day cannabis country fair will feature live concerts, a Sunday POTathlon, Midway Games and a Heady Village.
  • Website: http://www.cannabiscup.com/clio-michigan/#latest-news-
  1. Seattle Hempfest Protestival
  • Entering its 25th anniversary, the Seattle Hempfest protestival has been known as the word’s first and largest cannabis policy reform event. It is held from August 19th-21st at Myrtle Edwards and Centennial Parks on the Seattle waterfront.
  • The event prides itself as the most socially responsible, educational, and largest free speech rally in the nation. Seattle’s hempfest events have influenced regional and public policy, and helped to pave the way for legalization in Washington State.
  • Because this event is a free speech event aimed to educate the public on cannabis, admission is completely free.
  • At the event you will find 6 stages of non-stop speakers and music & 400 arts, crafts, food, and informational vendors.
  • Although this festival seeks to educate and push for cannabis policy reform, this doesn’t mean that attendees can publicly smoke, ingest or sell pot. Doing so is illegal because the festival is held in a public drug free zone.
  • Website: https://www.hempfest.org/festival/attendees/
  1. Oregon State Fair
  • From August 26th to September 5th, the Oregon State Fair will be displaying marijuana plants for the first time to be judged. The fair normally holds competitions for animals, agriculture and horticulture, but this year the decision to allow marijuana plants was due to the plant’s growing social acceptance. Judges will not be smoking the plants, instead they will only be judging the plants on its looks. Anyone 21 and up may enter the marijuana exhibit at the Oregon State Fair to see the award winning cannabis crops.
  1. Dabathon Cup Part 2
  • Held on August 27th and 28th in Los Angeles, the Dabathon Cup is a cannabis competition festival for all valid medical marijuana patients, featuring award winning companies and products. You will also find art, games, live glass blowing, live music and special appearances. The exact location and venue has yet to be announced.
  • All attendees will be able to sample and vote for their favorite cannabis and concentrates varieties from competitors.
  • Website: http://www.dabathoncup.com/
  1. Cannabis World Congress and Business Exposition
  • The Cannabis World Congress and Business Exposition is a business, educational, and networking event for those interested or already working within the cannabis industry. This event will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from September 7th to September 9th.
  • This event will feature exhibits, services, seminars, and speakers. Those looking to invest in the industry and those already in it can find the latest technology, products, resources and solutions provided by exhibitors.
  • Register on their website to attend: http://www.cwcbexpo.com/overview-los-angeles/
  1. Boston Freedom Rally
  • The 27th annual Boston Freedom Rally will be held on September 17th and 18th, located within Boston Common. This is a peaceful protest with a mission to educate voters and legislators to end prohibition and collecting signatures for petitions.
  • The Boston Freedom Rally will feature music, inspirational speakers, and vendors. This event is open to the public, and though many attendees do light up in support of cannabis and the name of civil disobedience, it should be noted that possession and smoking in public is still illegal. Smokers partaking in direct resistance do so at their own choice and risk.
  • Stay updated via their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bostonfreedomrally/home
  • http://masscann.org/uncategorized/boston-freedom-rally-september-17-18/
  1. The Secret Cup
  • Located in Lake Michigan, the Secret Cup is a vacation style event where visitors with medical marijuana cards can stay at the resort from September 29th to October 2nd. Guests can enjoy a relaxing networking experience, while comfortably sampling products and competition entries. Hash makers from around the world will be showcasing their concentrates in competing for the golden torch. The Secret Cup also prides itself in being the first and only competition to offer a “soil to oil” award, meaning that the award goes to the best flower that also yields the best concentrate. In addition to competitions, guests can enjoy live glass blowing demonstrations, entertainments, food, and shopping at vendor booths.
  • Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-secret-cup-lake-michigan-mi-2016-tickets-21540054884
  • Get more information from event website: http://www.thesecretcup.com/upcoming-events/2016/2/12/lake-michigan
  1. CannaGrow Expo
  • From October 29th – 30th, the CannaGrow Expo in Denver, Colorado will be open to guests 18 and older who are interested in entering the marijuana cultivation industry. The event will showcase the latest technology, techniques, and resources in cultivation. Guests can attend from selection of 25 educational seminars presented by world class growers, as well as networking with cultivators from all over the country. The CannaGrow Expo will be located at the Crowne Plaza Denver Airport Hotel & Convention Center, where guests can also choose to stay.
  • Tickets and information can be found on the event’s website: https://cannagrowexpo.com/
  1. Cannafest
  • For those who wish to travel, Cannafest in Prague, Czech Republic is a great cannabis festival to check out. The event will be held from November 11th to November 13th at Incheba Praha. The event will feature vendors, exhibitions, Czech and English Seminars, workshops, a reading room, a cinema, a vape lounge, hemp catering, and a smoking “Chillout Zone”. Visiting parents can also take advantage of Cannafest’s “Kids Fun and Relax Zone,” where they can hang out with their kids or ask a professional babysitter to take care of them while the parents can enjoy the festival.
  • More information and tickets will be available here: http://www.cannafest.com/en/
  1. The Emerald Cup
  • From December 10th to the 11th in the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, California, the Emerald Cup will attract cannabis enthusiasts from around the country ages 18 and up. The Emerald up has a reputation as the “largest, most respected, organic, outdoor, medical cannabis competition in the world.” The Rolling Stone Magazine event called it, “the Academy Awards of the cannabis industry.” This year’s cup will feature an expanded vendor area, a Hall of Flowers, sampling area, and a food court with organic menus.
  • Get your tickets here: https://web.archive.org/web/20160806195007/https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-emerald-cup-2016-tickets-25420681944?aff=erelexpmlt

Any other upcoming marijuana events or news can be found here.
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Top 5 YouTube Stoner Vlogs
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Weedtube: Top 5 YouTube Stoner Vlogs

Smoking at home by yourself can be less lonely with the help of Stoner Youtube vloggers. You can watch videos of them smoking and talking about weed-related topics while you spark a bowl of your own.
Here are five of our favorite Stoned Youtube Vloggers:

SilencedHippie (Sasha)
SilencedHippie is a stoner chick who likes to go on stoned nature hikes. Along with her vlogs, you can find product and strain reviews on her page. She is 23 years old and a legal Rhode Island medical marijuana patient. The young hippie has got two plus years of experience making YouTube videos and her own tie-dye clothing business. She attends events like hempfest and hotboxes tents with bong hits. Her page is female friendly and she even hosts lady smoke seshes, pajama party seshes and more.
SilencedHippie has a turtle, cat, and 2 adorable english bull dogs named Dana and Teddy. They all pop up on her channel, snapchat, and Instagram. Following her can lead to free gifts and offers. She had a “12 days of Kushmas” giveaway during the holidaze. She also puts up discount codes for webshops and products. One of her goals is to “get the good word out” and “be a part of the positive side of cannabis and fighting for it to be legalized.”
Her username is SilencedHippie because at first she never showed her face due to a fear of what her friends and family might think of her habit. However, she wanted to share her enthusiasm and interest in weed with the world. She decided to keep the username because her channel grew in popularity and it ironically gave her a voice. Sasha is no longer afraid to show or be herself on camera.
Strain Central (Josh)
Strain central is a daily cannabis education and entertainment channel run by Josh from Washington State. Josh can be seen participating in smoke sessions and weed challenges on film. He also does strain reviews and live streams his stoned gaming on his twitch channel: straingaming. His youtube channel also features unboxing videos as well as product reviews. He’s quite energetic and speaks clearly for a stoned fellow, his channels definitely worth looking into.
Crutch 420 (Joe Kid)
Joe Kid from Denver Colorado started the Crutch 420 channel. Crutch 420 is an “18+ youtube channel designed to keep adults and cannabis users up to date with everything happening in the wide world of weed.” On his channel Joe kid can be seen telling smoking stories. He also does cannabis-related tutorials, interviews, news, and more.
Jane Dro
Jane Dro is a 40 year old medical cannabis patient and advocate. She considers herself a 420 lifestyle coach and is the mother of 2 young teens. She receives medical cannabis to treat her multiple sclerosis. Her channel features in-depth product reviews and her channel provides a “fun and respectable environment where people can learn, teach and discuss all things marijuana related.”
Kimmy Tan
Kimmy Tan is an eccentric tattooed deadlocked down to earth chill girl hailing from San Francisco, CA. She grew up in China and moved to the U.S. Kimmy Tan has been running her youtube channel since 2007. She’s gone from hair and makeup tutorials, to music videos, to a focus on weed vlogging. She is a medical patient who enjoys posting rolling tutorials, product reviews, unboxing videos and more. She’s got nearly 130,000 subscribers and she’s been making unique weed-related content for youtube viewers over the past two years. Did we mention she has a cat named dabs? She rolls insane joints/blunts that are huge in size, wrapped in wax, or rolled into crazy shapes. Her channel doesn’t only feature weed-related things although as of lately that’s been the main focus of her page.

Strain Review Granddaddy Purple
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Strain Review: Granddaddy Purple

Granddaddy Purple or GDP has been in the game for 13 years now, originating in California. Purple Urkle and Big Bud are its parents, passing on the grape scent of P.U. and the large, dense bud structure you get from BB. True to its name, Grandaddy Purple blooms in varying shades of purple, with snow white crystal resin coating the leaves. Batches that are more on the green side are still potent, and shouldn’t deter you from trying GDP. However, breaking into a deep-purple nugget and smelling the delicious and candy-like grape terpenes, is incredibly satisfying.
GDP is a staple in many dispensaries and you’d often find it recommended for pain relief. Stress, insomnia, muscle spasms, and loss of appetite are other symptoms treatable with use of Granddaddy Purple. Relaxation is a guarantee in batches indica dominant as is a raised desire for sleep, so try it out when you next have trouble catching some z’s. This indoor strain is a sweet blend of CBD, which helps the muscle relaxant and pain relieving effect, and a high THC content to smooth it out and give a solid physical high. It has a short grow period, around 2 months, so consumers can look forward to seeing it often from commercial distributors.
Berry, sweet, and grape have all been attached to descriptions of Granddaddy Purple. The aroma, taste, and high are all mouth-watering–like with most cannabis flower, the worst you’ll feel is dry mouth. A body high like warm sunlight, fantastic taste, and lacking the cloudiness heavy indica breeds can bring on, GDP will still provide ample amount of freedom from stress, aches, and soreness. Named consistently to be potent and effective for psychoactivity, so try some GDB before your next solo activity, if you’re stuck creatively and need a fresh perspective, or if you and a friend are looking to plunk down and consider the universe.
Most people suggest it at bedtime, since a solid batch of GDP will knock you off your feet. Fast-acting and long lasting. Great for winding down at the end of a day, laying in bed and listening to music. During the day, try smoking some Granddaddy Purple and meditating outside. You might find it easier to settle in your body, relax, and focus your attention on whatever you’d like to.
Chemical makeup
THC: 17-23%
CBD: 0.1-0.1%
CBN: 0.01-0.05%
CBG: 0.16-0.8%
THCV: 0-0.4%
CBC: 0.05-0.3%
CBL: 0-0.2%
β-Linalool: 0.05-0.1%
β-Myrcene: 0.3-1.6%
a-Pinene: 0.04-0.5%
D-Limonene: 0-0.2%
β-Caryophyllene: 0-0.5%
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Strain Review White Widow
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Strain Review: White Widow

White Widow is one of the first ever strains I can remember trying. A friend laid out a few nuggets that were bright green, densely coated in white crystals, and smelled thickly of dank earth and grass. The high afterward was so sweet and floaty, free from stress or any paranoia about being caught by someone’s parents (as I’m sure many smokers have been through). The same night I tried Blue Dream, and the two combined were an intense, and as you could probably imagine, hazy experience.
Another one of the world’s most popular and most-accessible strains, White Widow is a hybrid of Brazilian sativa and South Indian indica that bursts in with euphoric qualities and stimulating energy. You might be familiar with some of its genetic offsprings– White Russian, White Rhino, and Blue Widow. However, White Widow is the Netherlands-born classic found in just about every coffee shop and dispensary across the world.
Like I described before, the white crystals give a cheesy, resiny hit that coats the inside of your mouth and sets off the potent effects of the strain. High relaxation, creativity, happiness, and euphoria are all named benefits of using White Widow. Some batches lean more on the indica side, so you’d get high pain relief and relaxation with minor cerebral effects. Other times, the hybrid combination is in full force, and the high creeps slowly in until you are completely swamped in a state of euphoria. A solid dose of White Widow in an edible just might be the thing to knock a person off their feet! Try it out vaping or smoking before experimenting with any baking, since ingesting cannabis is an entirely different experience than it is with smoking.
Users say they like the body high for dancing, working out, or being outside, while others feel bubbly and more personable, cracking jokes and feeling little anxiety. Some feel relief from stomach pain and muscle cramps while others may feel a heavy sedative quality. Enjoy productivity, make tasks pleasurable and find new ways to look at the world or shift your perspective by trying some White Widow. Great for wake-and-bakes!
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Meditation and Marijuana
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Marijuana has been used for meditation for thousands of years

Meditation and Marijuana

Meditation has a long history and reputation as a healthy and liberating practice for the mind, body, and soul. Recommended by health professionals and spiritual practitioners alike, it is effective in reducing stress and anxiety and in improving mental health. Many people know of meditation but fail to truly understand what it is or its purpose. The practice of meditation is to clear the restless mind and to bring it to a mode of consciousness that is aware and alert, yet still and free of thought. Cannabis, when consumed in an appropriate dosage, can also achieve similar effects in muscle and mental relaxation, and an altered state of consciousness. When the two are combined, the effects are amplified and have profound benefits.
Today yoga and meditation combined with marijuana is growing in popularity, especially in places with legalization like Colorado. However, this combination has been around for thousands of years in spiritual and healing rituals among many religious groups including Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, Sufism, Taoism, and many others.  Many ancient and spiritual texts included cannabis as an aide for meditation and spiritual practice. Even modern day Himalayan and Northern Indian Tantric Buddhists use marijuana in their practices to achieve deep meditation and awareness.
Meditation starts with focus on breath, paying attention to every inhale and exhale of air, and feeling your lungs and diaphragm fill itself with the life force. The purpose of this is to calm the restless mind and to clear thoughts to live in the present moment, before eventually slipping in to a heightened state of tranquility and awareness. For many, especially beginners, this isn’t easy. Not many spend time in the present; the human mind is cluttered with worries of the past and future. This is where marijuana comes in to help.
Anyone who’s ever consumed marijuana is familiar with its effects on short term memory and perception of time. THC disrupts short term memory, making it more difficult for short-term memory to develop in to long term memory, thus causing the consumer to not spend too long on a single thought. Marijuana frees the mind from the plaguing thoughts of the past and future, allowing you to live in the present moment. On top of that, cannabis skews the perception of time, while providing muscle relaxation. These effects of marijuana can help a beginner in meditation to easily relax, slip in to meditation and spend more time in the combined altered state of mind.
It is worth noting that those who are interested in combining meditation with marijuana should be aware of dosage, method of consumption, and strain choice. It is not recommended to get too high that one becomes too sleepy or dysfunctional for meditation. The method of consumption is also important, depending on when one plans to meditate. Eating an edible may not be ideal because it needs time to take effect. Lastly, strain is crucial when combining with meditation. Because sativas provide more euphoric head highs, it may not be helpful in clearing thoughts and achieving stillness. Indicas and hybrid strains however, are recommended. Indicas allow the user to relax effortlessly, and hybrids do the same while allowing the user to feel a mild euphoria.
A smart combination of marijuana and meditation can effectively activate the feelings of weightless relaxation, awareness on the present moment, and closeness to the soul. As stated in Rastafari philosophy, “the herb is the key to new understanding of the self, the universe, and God. It is the vehicle to cosmic consciousness.”
Sources:
http://www.sparcsf.org/learning-center/spiritual-use-canabis
http://herb.co/2015/07/18/marijuana-and-meditation/
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Does Cannabis Kill Brain Cells?

You may have heard in the past that smoking cannabis can kill your brain cells. Since Reagan, propaganda has tried to convince people that permanent brain damage was an inevitable result from marijuana usage. Government officials have no begun to admit that pot doesn’t kill brain cells.
Where did this rumor start?
This myth came from old experiments done on animals. Even in animals actual cell death did not occur after animals were exposed to high doses of marijuana, cell structures just changed. Dr. Robert G. Heath did a study on moneys which supposedly found that three monkeys had been brain damaged by cannabis. However, this work was never replicated making it unreliable in the scientific community. Furthermore, the monkeys were force-fed 30 joints worth of marijuana per day. The brain damage reported in the autopsies of the monkeys may have been caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain when being force fed smoke.
What are the facts?
The findings of the above study were challenged by Dr. William Slikker of the National Center for Toxicological Research and Charles Rebert of SRI international. Both Doctors attempted to replicate the notorious monkey study without success. Instead, they found no change in the brain structure of monkeys that were given daily doses of marijuana for a whole year.
Research on humans has concluded that brain damage is unlikely from daily use. Only users who started using marijuana before the age of 17 saw noticeable changes in brain matter volume. Overall, brain volumes remained the same in those studied.
A study on chronic marijuana users found that only 38 out of 1000 people saw a drop in IQ. In the few people who saw a decrease in IQ it was only about an 8 point drop from age 18 to 38. These people were also using more marijuana for a longer duration of time than the average user.
Contrastingly, there has been research showing that cannabinoids have the ability to protect brain cells from damage associated with Alzheimer’s disease. However, more research would need to be done to make any definitive claims.
A 2005 study found that a synthetic form of THC could increase the growth of new brain cells. More recent research on marijuana contradicts the findings of Dr. Robert G. Heath and others who have claimed that marijuana has a negative impact on brain health.
In Conclusion
The fear of the alleged harms of marijuana became widespread after the results of isolated studies were pushed onto the public. These results have failed to be replicated and there has been little evidence suggesting that the active ingredients in cannabis at appropriate doses can have neurotoxic effects. So as long as you’re not being force fed 30 joints a day your overall brain health should remain the same. More research needs to be done on marijuana’s effect on human brain cells. Hopefully, the DEA’s decision to lift barriers on marijuana research will lead to more information on the plants impact on the central nervous system.

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Most Legendary Functional Glass Artists

Functional glass artists attempt to work aesthetics into efficient smoking devices. The functional glass industry has been rising in popularity alongside the legalization of marijuana movement sweeping the nation. We’ve compiled a list of some of the most legendary functional glass artists in the glass blowing game.

  1. Banjo Glass
    Banjo has been blowing functional glass for the past 17 years. He became inspired by seeing the evolution of pipes. After seeing a dragon double bubbler he realized glass pipes were becoming an art form. He actually learned to blow glass from a 15 year old who was taught by the creator of the dragon double bubbler. He’s now one of the most renowned glass artists in the industry. When asked about his creative process he responded,
    “I typically start with an image that I have in mind and then try to imagine a way for air to travel through it, while keeping the volume of the vessels to an absolute minimum. Sometimes if it’s tricky, I’ll draw it out on paper so I can better visualize what in the piece needs to be hollow. For the most part, I prefer to construct everything out of solid components whenever possible, only involving hollow vessel work when absolutely necessary.”
    Banjo continues to blow glass and teach classes for aspiring glass artists.
  2. Joe P Glass
    Aged 32. Began by doing nonfunctional glass artwork until the market began to crash in 2008. After seeing the functional work of other glass artists like banjo, he decided to make the switch to creating functional art. Joe P has years of experience taking classes in Italy and learning to blow soft glass. He has said that he incorporates those experiences into his current work. Joe P has recently become popular in the world of hip hop after queens-based rapper Action Bronson purchased one of his pieces of functional art. Joe P has certainly entered legendary status and even a pendant made by him will cost you around $1,000. A solo piece will costs thousands of dollars and some of his collaborations sell for 5 figures. Many artists have an image they’re associated with, for Joe Peters it is his signature honey-drip design.
  3. Scott Deppe
    Scott Deppe is a part of the Mothership team, which is considered by many to be the most innovative and high-end water pipe company on the market. Scott Deppe has created some of the most expensive functional glass art pieces on the market. His collaborations have sold for more than $100,000.
  4. A Pipe Maker / AKM
    A Pike Maker also known as AKM is known for his skull design. His pendants and jammers are highly collectable. Shows featuring his work are often packed out. He was also awarded glass artist of the month by High Times magazine. In 2014, AKM won the People’s Choice award at the Champs Glass Games. He’s been blowing glass sine 1999 and now he’s becoming one of the legends in the glass blowing game.

    Other worthy mentions:
  5. Gray Glass / Scott Rosinski
    Mr. Gray Glass is known for his realistically scultped marijuana leaves. He recently collaborated with Scott Deppe to make a beautifully crafted oil rig hookah.
  1. Salt
    Salt is known for his unique and compelling creature designs. The majority of his pieces feature his signature realistic eyes and teeth. Salt has been a part of collaborations that are worth over $10,000 and even some of his solo work is priced that high. His latest solo pieces sell for well over $1000.
  1. Sagan Glass
    Sagan’s signature is to involve realistically sculpted moons. He once sent a glass pendant into space. He won up and coming artist of the year at a glass expo and also people’s choice at another glass art festival. A collaborative piece Sagan made with Mothership’s Scott Deppe sold for a little over $100,000 dollars. The glass game is getting serious!
  2. Elbo Glass
    Elbo is known for his functional dinosaur glass sculptures. His solo pieces sell for over $3000. He’s become even more popular after having a table of his work featured on rapper Action Bronson’s Ancient Aliens with friends show featured on VICELAND. The rapper can be seen on the dinosaur themed episode hitting several of Elbo’s pieces. The episode even kicks off with rapper Schoolboy Q ripping a collaborative piece between Elbo and the legendary Joe Peters.
  3. Ryno
    Known for his glass yellow ducky design, ryno tells stories with his sculptures. His sculptures are almost always duck themed but each one comes out different from the last. Some of his solo work has sold for around $10,000 and he’s gained a few awards over time. Ryno continues to grow in popularity and if you want any of his work you’d better get it before he gets even more popular.
  4. Coyle Condenser
    Coyle is known for his monkey and banana themed pieces of functional art. His solo pieces sell for thousands of dollars and his collaborations are closer to the $10,000 range.

image sources:
instagram.com/banjoglass/
instagram.com/joepglass